{"id":341,"date":"2026-05-06T16:47:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T13:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/capa\/?page_id=341"},"modified":"2026-05-06T16:47:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T13:47:35","slug":"news-and-updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/capa\/news-and-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"News and Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading month-feb\">April 2026<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<strong>Publications<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n \t<li>Scale development study published in <em>Pamukkale Journal of Sport Sciences<\/em> (with <strong>Dr. Hakan Ta\u015f<\/strong>).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\" role=\"group\">\r\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-1&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-1\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">March 2026<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-1\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" role=\"region\">\r\n\r\n<strong>Projects<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Submission of three collaborative project proposals; outcomes pending.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Conferences<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Three conference presentations accepted &#8211; two at the <em>International Conference on Motivation<\/em> and one at the <em>EARLI SIG1<\/em> (with advisees; thesis-based work).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Service<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Appointed to the advisory board of <strong>METU Development Foundation Private Schools<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\" role=\"group\">\r\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-2&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-2\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">February 2026<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-2\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" role=\"region\">\r\n\r\n<strong>Projects<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Launched the <strong>START Cambodia<\/strong> <strong>Erasmus+ CBHE Strand 3<\/strong> project (Coordinator: University of Groningen; partners from Cambodia, Spain, and Netherlands).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Conferences<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Paper accepted for presentation at the <em>International Association for Relationship Research<\/em> biennial conference (co-authored).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Workshops<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Workshop on rubric design for new faculty members (<em>AGEP<\/em> Program &#8211; METU).<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Co-delivered with <strong>Dr. Merve Zayim Kurtay<\/strong>: \u201cGraduate Students Ask: Decision Points in Research Methods\u201d (<em>ODT\u00dc \u00d6GEM<\/em> event).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\" role=\"group\">\r\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-3&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-3-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-3\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">January 2026<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-3\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-3-panel\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" role=\"region\">\r\n\r\n<strong>Supervision<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>B\u00fc\u015fra Zeynep Arslan<\/strong> \u2014 Master\u2019s thesis on feedback literacy successfully defended (supervised).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\" role=\"group\">\r\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-4&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-4-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-4\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">December 2025<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-4\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-4-panel\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" role=\"region\">\r\n\r\n<strong>Workshops<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Workshop delivered on assessment and evaluation for new faculty members (<em>Effective Teaching Seminar Series<\/em>, AGEP Program &#8211; METU).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Publications<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Article published in <em>Journal of Studies in International Education<\/em> (with co-authors).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Student Projects<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Undergraduates <strong>I\u015f\u0131l Eskier<\/strong> and <strong>Fatma K\u00f6le<\/strong> presented their Ad\u0131mODT\u00dc-funded project \u201cHybrid Games for Refugee Children.\u201d<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Supervision<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Bet\u00fcl \u00d6zekmek\u00e7i Karada\u011f<\/strong> \u2014 Master\u2019s thesis on AI overreliance successfully defended (co-supervised).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\" role=\"group\">\r\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-5&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-5-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-5\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">November 2025<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-5\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-5-panel\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" role=\"region\">\r\n\r\n<strong>Conferences<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Collaborative study with <strong>Ceren Ba\u015fer-Kanbak<\/strong> presented at the <em>54th Annual NAAEE Conference.<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Workshops<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Workshop delivered on assessment and evaluation (<em>TED University<\/em>).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\" role=\"group\">\r\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-6&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-6-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-6\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">October 2025<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-6\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-6-panel\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" role=\"region\">\r\n\r\n<strong>Workshops<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Workshop delivered on assessment and evaluation (<em>Fenerbah\u00e7e University<\/em>).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\" role=\"group\">\r\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-7&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-7-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-7\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">September 2025<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-7\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-7-panel\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" role=\"region\">\r\n\r\n<strong>Projects<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Findings from <strong>T\u00dcB\u0130TAK 1001<\/strong> project presented at <em>LearnXDesign Conference<\/em> by <strong>Dr. Derya Yorganc\u0131o\u011flu<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Conferences<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Two dissertation-based papers presented at the <em>European Conference on Educational Research (ECER)<\/em>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\" role=\"group\">\r\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-8&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-8-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-8\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">August 2025<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div 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